On Smithsonian Museum Day, Visit More Than 1,200 Museums For Free

Traveler has your Saturday all planned out: museums, museums, museums. To celebrate Smithsonian Day Live, more than 1,200 museums from Maine to Hawaii are adopting the Smithsonian Institute's free admission policy for 24 hours. Started 12 years ago by Smithsonian magazine, the annual event on Saturday, September 24 offers free admission to a museum-goer, plus one guest. Tickets needed to be booked—and printed—before arrival to the museum, so play it safe by signing up for your tickets for two on the Smithsonian website and then printing (or saving them on your smartphone) before Saturday. The tickets are valid at just one museum, but if you're planning your day with more than one person, you can easily bounce from one museum to another if each person registers for tickets. (Tickets, however, are not valid for special exhibits, parking, or IMAX film screenings.)